In 2005, Goldberg was offered a contract to work for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), to be the head announcer on the WWEs flagship show RAW.[3] He was also reportedly offered an extra six-figure amount to no-show at a UFC event prior to starting work for WWE.[4] Ultimately, Goldberg refused the WWE contract and signed a new deal with the UFC.

Goldberg also serves as the play-by-play announcer and co-host of Shaquille O'Neal's sports reality television show Shaq Vs..

He has also called Arizona Cardinals preseason telecasts, and called a regular season Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game for Fox in 2014. Goldberg was supposed to become a regular play-by-play man for Fox's NFL telecasts in 2014, but poor response to his play-by-play, followed by Goldberg's often obscene off-air replies to that response, prompted Fox to replace Goldberg with Tim Brando and Dan Miller.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Mike and his wife, Kim, who is of Japanese Canadian descent, have two children, a daughter, a son and two dogs named Bailey and Prada. Goldberg is based in Phoenix, Arizona.[6]

In late 2012, Goldberg took time off and missed UFC 155 after catching a respiratory infection in Brazil, then experiencing complications of combining drugs to treat it with drugs to treat his long-standing asthma.[7]